A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Zhaotong in China on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us6000di1y. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000di1y. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:28:50 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 103.4086° East, 27.9824° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 09/02/21 / 2021-02-09 04:28:50 / February 9, 2021 @ 4:28 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, China (c. 1 330 044 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 km (50 miles) from Zhaotong (c. 109 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Zhaotong (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 79 km NNW of Zhaotong, China.
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